Nazma Alam

For over a year, and since the pandemic was with us, I started writing a diary of my days in quarantine. Looking back at what I wrote a couple of days back, I thought: why not share a few of the thoughts that came to me over the year in a concise way with Star Lifestyle readers?

Shaheen Apa passed away on 17 April this year. I can’t claim that I know her very intimately.

For over a year during the entire pandemic, I maintained a diary of my days in quarantine. Looking back at what I wrote a couple of days back, I thought: why not share a few of the thoughts that came to me over the year in a concise way with Star Lifestylereaders?

Niloufer Apa, however, passed away on 26th May and so this year her birthday was another reminder of wealth that we as a community had lost to Corona virus so unexpectedly